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21 Cards in this Set
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adenoids
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masses of lymph tissue near the opening into the pharynx |
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antibodies |
substances produced by the body in response to foreign organisms |
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capillaries
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smallest of the lymph vessels; transport fluid back to the blood by large lymph vessels |
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ducts
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largest of lymph vessels; point of entry to blood circulation |
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nodes
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collection of lymphatic tissue |
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lymphocytes
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leukocytes that originate form stem cells and develop in bone marrow |
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macrophage
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large cell that defends infection; found in lymph nodes, liver, spleen, lungs, brain, and spinal cord
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phagocytes
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cells that engulf and destroy bacteria |
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spleen |
located behind stomach; filters blood to remove pathogens and serves as blood reservoir |
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T cells
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provide against disease by attacking foreign and abnormal cells |
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thymus gland |
endocrine gland that stimulates red bone marrow to produce T cells |
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tonsils
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three masses of lymphatic tissue that help protect against harmful substances gaining entry through the mouth and nose |
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carinii pneumonia |
pneumonia caused by common parasite to which most people have an immunity |
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hypersplenism |
enlargement of spleen |
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Kaposi's sarcoma |
malignant tumor of blood vessels associated with AIDS |
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lymphadenopathy |
any disorder of lymph nodes or lymph vessels |
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lymphoma |
malignant tumor of the lymph nodes and lymph tissue |
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monoucleosis |
benign self-limiting acute infection of B lymphocytes usually caused by Epstein-Barr virus |
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pneumonocystic pneumonia
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rare form of pneumonia in AIDS patients |
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sarcoidosis
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inflammatory disease characterized by small rounded lesions on spleen, lymph nodes, and other organs |
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sarcoma |
malignant neoplasm of the connective and supportive tissues of the body
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